Adam Shipley

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Mr. Shipley practices corporate and securities law in the firm’s Del Mar office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Shipley’s corporate practice focuses on assisting both private and publicly traded companies with strategic transactions and Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory compliance. Mr. Shipley’s transactional practice involves regularly assisting companies with private placements, negotiation of commercial contracts and sale of the company transactions. Mr. Shipley also regularly assists publicly traded companies with 1934 Securities Act registration statements, 1934 Exchange Act compliance, stock exchange listing rules compliance and corporate governance matters. Mr. Shipley also has experience advising clients regarding formation of real estate investment funds and international Regulation S equity offerings.

Community Involvement

Co-Chair of the Carmel Valley Section of the San Diego County Bar Association

Education

J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 2006, cum laude
B.A., Vanderbilt University, 2003, cum laude, with honors

Clerkships

Mr. Shipley clerked for the Honorable Federico A. Moreno in Miami, Florida from 2007 to 2008. Judge Moreno is the Chief United States District Judge of the Southern District of Florida.

Admissions

California

Securities Regulation

Advised public company clients on compliance matters under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and stock exchange listing rules. Representative clients include Electro Rent Corporation (NASDAQ:ELRC), Learning Tree International (NASDAQ:LTRE), CSR plc (LON:CSR), RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDNT), Cardium Therapeutics, Inc. (AMEX:CXM), and NTN Buzztime, Inc. (AMEX:NTN).

Mergers & Acquisitions

Represented SiliconSystems, Inc., a manufacturer of solid state memory devices, in connection with its $65 million sale to Western Digital Corporation.
Represented Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc., a provider of information technology products and services, in connection with its sale to Platinum Equity, LLC. Sale was completed at $6.50 per share after a competitive bidding process.
Represented Hunter Industries Incorporated, a manufacturer of irrigation equipment, in its acquisition of FX Luminaire, Inc., a manufacturer of landscape lighting fixtures.
Represented Lenco Mobile Inc., a provider of internet and mobile phone advertising solutions, in its acquisition of assets from Superfly Advertising, Inc.
Represented Lenco Mobile Inc., a provider of internet and mobile phone advertising solutions, in its acquisition of iLoop Mobile, Inc.
Represented Eplica, Inc., a provider of contract labor, in its acquisition of assets from Contractor's Employment Services, Inc., a company providing competing services in Arizona.
Represented a private investor in connection with the acquisition of three franchised restaurants in San Diego County.
Represented private company in San Diego in a $40 million dividend distribution and recapitalization.

Securities Offerings

Represented Open Energy Corporation in connection with a $4.7 million PIPE financing through the sale of warrants to The Quercus Trust.
Represented Overland Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVRL) in connection with a $3.8 million registered direct offering of common stock.
Represented Etelos, Inc. (OTC:ETLO) in connection with a $3.3 million financing through the sale of debentures, warrants and common stock.
Represented Trooval.com, Inc. in connection with its sale of Series A-1 preferred stock to venture capital firm North Bridge Venture Partners.

Real Estate Investment Fund Formation

Advised clients in connection with the formation and operation of real estate investment funds with investment focuses on multi-family and commercial real estate properties.

Articles

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